[njm]

As of a couple weeks ago I now own an 08 black porsche cayman, which i am enjoying tremendously. Of course I want to take care of it and keep it looking sharp, and some helpful people pointed me to these forums.

I was/am totally blown away by the results you folks achieve. Of course I initially wanted to attempt to do the same, however after reading and searching these forums I realized what a bad situation I am in.

The car is black, has soft paint, is a daily driver parked outdoor 100% of the time all year round in an area with crappy weather (near philadelphia), and to top it all off I don't even have hose access to the shared parking lot I use near my house. There wouldn't be space to do a proper cleaning job there even if I could lug enough buckets of water to it.

However, I can use my buddy's place to do some detailing, I figure once a month for about 6 hours is all I am gonna get so that I don't annoy him - I can't monopolize his garage every weekend. I realize under these conditions, I will have to set a very low expectation for keeping the car looking good. I will keep some quick detailer with me at all times for the damaging stuff, but I have no idea what else I should do. Some of the sealants mentioned here seem to last a while, but needing multiple sessions to apply them knocks them off my options list.

I would love it if some experts could chime in with what they would do in this situation. Is there some product I could use that will give me some measure of protection even if I can only wash once a month? Also, whatever I do will need to be applied in one session of several hours - I can't keep it indoors over night. If I can't keep it looking sharp, maybe I can at least keep it looking okay for a few years?

Please tell me its not completely hopeless.

Thanks to all for this awesome forum. Whatever happens I plan to stick around and offer whatever help / amusement I can.